January 26, 2025 

The Next’s 2025 WNBA free agency predictions

Our staff predicts landing spots and contracts for top free agents in 2025

Welcome back to free agency! Now that teams are allowed to begin talks with this year’s class of free agents, we at The Next are bringing you fun, original, informative resources, continuing with our third-annual free agency predictions. A cadre of our reporters, analysts and contributors submitted their thoughts on how 2025 WNBA free agency might play out. We looked at recent markets, team cap sheets and league trends to help set some expectations for impending offseason moves across the league. Where will Satou Sabally end up? What does Chennedy Carter‘s market look like? Is Diana Taurasi going to be playing next year? Read on to find out.

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Listed below are the top 22 free agents, sorted by total projected contract value. Their average contract projections and team predictions are visible with breakdowns as well as our responses for contract length and a histogram to show the distribution of average annual values (AAV, i.e. salaries). Age and position information is included by relevance to the 2025 WNBA season (i.e. how old and which position the player will be for most of the season).

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1. Alyssa Thomas, big wing, 33 years old

Note: Thomas has been cored by the Sun, so while she could play for another team via sign-and-trade, she can currently only negotiate a contract with Connecticut.

2. Kelsey Mitchell, off-ball guard, 29 years old

Note: Mitchell has been cored by the Fever, so while she could play for another team via sign-and-trade, she can currently only negotiate a contract with Indiana.

3. Diana Taurasi, combo guard, 43 years old

4. Kelsey Plum, combo guard, 30 years old

Note: Plum has been cored by the Aces, so while she could play for another team via sign-and-trade, she can currently only negotiate a contract with Las Vegas.

5. DeWanna Bonner, combo forward, 37 years old

6. Breanna Stewart, big wing, 30 years old

Note: Stewart has been cored by the Liberty, so while she could play for another team via sign-and-trade, she can currently only negotiate a contract with New York.

7. Nneka Ogwumike, big, 34 years old

8. Satou Sabally, big wing, 27 years old

Note: Sabally has been cored by the Wings, so while she could play for another team via sign-and-trade, she can currently only negotiate a contract with Dallas.

9. Brittney Griner, center, 34 years old

10. Elena Delle Donne, big wing, 34 years old

11. Brionna Jones, center, 29 years old


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12. Gabby Williams, wing, 28 years old

Note: Williams has been cored by the Storm, so while she could play for another team via sign-and-trade, she can currently only negotiate a contract with Seattle.

13. Natasha Howard, big, 33 years old

14. Tina Charles, center, 36 years old

15. Tiffany Hayes, wing, 35 years old

16. Alysha Clark, combo forward, 37 years old

17. Courtney Vandersloot, point guard, 36 years old

18. DiJonai Carrington, off-ball guard, 27 years old (restricted free agent)

19. Temi Fagbenle, combo forward, 32 years old (restricted free agent)

20. Chennedy Carter, combo guard, 26 years old

21. Aari McDonald, point guard, 26 years old (restricted free agent)

22. Dana Evans, combo guard, 26 years old (restricted free agent)


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Written by Emily Adler

Emily Adler (she/her) covers the WNBA at large and college basketball for The Next, with a focus on player development and the game behind the game.

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